Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.5 times more expensive than Celaya.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Celaya, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Celaya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.07
MX$101.84
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
MX$111.09
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MX$14.58
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MX$12.27
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 80.1% more for groceries
Celaya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
MX$38.27
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.62
MX$43.97
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
MX$84.98
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MX$37.09
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
MX$67.05
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
MX$17.64
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MX$9.80
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$11.20
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MX$7.70
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$11.90
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
MX$11.55
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Celaya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MX$78.30
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.07
MX$370.31
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,585.34
MX$328,649.88
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.79
MX$231.44
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Celaya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.10
MX$555.46
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$248.26
MX$4,165.98
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$110.34
MX$1,851.55
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.35
MX$761.04
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 19.1% more for childcare
Celaya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$161.83
MX$2,715.60
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,530.88
MX$59,249.56
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Celaya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
MX$32.40
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
MX$55.55
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.31
MX$55.55
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.34
MX$509.18
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MX$74.06
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
Celaya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.22
MX$725.19
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
MX$678.90
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.18
MX$1,882.41
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.43
MX$1,450.38
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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